General
Versatile, skilled and athletic forward who is an excellent defender and rebounder and difficult to stop around the basket … Rated a four-star prospect by On3, three-star by Rivals and 247Sports in high school … Nationally, was ranked as high as No. 120 by Rivals and No. 23 among power forwards … Chose the Yellow Jackets over Michigan and Nebraska after originally committing to Rutgers in January … Described by his Putnam coach and Tech coaches as having explosive athleticism, high motor, excellent ball handler and passer for a big, solid perimeter shooter, rebounds well, defends multiple positions and is an instinctive shot-blocker … Has a 7-foot, 2-inch wingspan … Grew up in a soccer family, but an older sister persuaded him to trying basketball at age 14 … Has three brothers and five sisters … Majoring in literature, media and communications … Last name pronounced “nDON-go” (pronounce the N with no vowel after)
2023-24 (freshman at Georgia Tech)
Played and started last 29 games after missing the first three and most of the pre-season with a hand injury … Excellent defender and rebounder who is difficult to stop around the basket … Tech’s top rebounder at 8.2 per game and No. 2 scorer at 12.4 points per game … Ranks No. 7 in the ACC in rebound average, No. 6 in offensive rebounds (2.55 per game), No. 2 in field goal percentage (55.8) and No. 12 in blocked shots (1.10 per game) … In Tech’s last four games, averaged 16.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 26-of-47 percent from the floor, 14-of-17 from the foul line … Matched his season high of 22 points in Tech’s ACC Tournament loss to Notre Dame … Finished No. 3 among freshmen nationally in rebound average and No. 2 in field goal percentage … One of two freshmen in the nation (JT Toppin of New Mexico was the other) to average at least 12.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and hit 55 percent from the floor … Only Chris Bosh and Derrick Favors exceeded Ndongo’s numbers in those categories as freshmen at Tech … Averaged 12.6 points and 7.7 rebounds in ACC games and hit 55.4 percent from the floor … Recorded six double-doubles during the season (Penn State, Hawai’i, Boston College, Clemson, Syracuse, FSU), missed four others by one rebound … Scored in double digits in 12 straight games before Jan. 30 vs. UNC (played only 5 minutes due to injury), averaging 15.4 points and 9.3 rebounds, and hit on 66.1 percent of his field goals (78-of-118) … Named ACC Rookie of the Week three times, most recently after making the all-tournament team at the Diamond Head Classic (18.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 23-26 FG, 8-9 FT) … That included a 22-point, 12-rebound game in the semifinals vs. Hawaii … Scored 20 with eight boards against Nevada … Had his breakout game Dec. 2 vs. No. 7 Duke with 21 points (9-11 FG), 5 rebounds, 4 blocked shots, 2 assists … Named ACC Rookie of the Week after that effort … Notched first career double-double Dec. 16 against Penn State with 12 points and 19 rebounds … Tied for most rebounds ever by a Tech freshman … Again named ACC Rookie of the Week for that performance
High School
Played the 2022-23 season at Putnam Science Academy for coach Josh Scraba, helping lead the team to its fourth national prep school championship in five years … Helped lead Putnam to the national prep school championship and a 38-3 record … Averaged 8.3 points and 4.8 rebounds with three double-doubles, and shot 59.2 percent from inside the three-point arc … Season highs of 17 points and 14 rebounds … Had 14 points, 5 rebounds in the national championship game, including two free throws with one second left to seal Putnam’s victory … Attended Denver (Colo.) in 2021-22 and the first half of 2022-23 before transferring to Putnam … Before that, attended the Darrow School in Lebanon, N.Y. for two years
International Basketball
Most recently played for Senegal’s U19 team in the U19 World Cup in 2021 … Averaged 7.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks over seven games … Notched double-doubles in two games Senegal won against Argentina (14 points, 14 rebounds, four assists) and Latvia (12 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, four blocks)
Coach Stoudamire says: “Baye is a versatile and talented forward who has the ability to play on the perimeter as well as with his back to the basket. He’s a terrific rebounder and a relentless competitor. He’s humble, thankful and appreciative, which are qualities we place high value on here at Georgia Tech.”
